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Manage Community

Feature Overview

A community is a large group of people brought together by common topics, and multiple topics can be created under the same community based on different interests. A community is used to manage members. All its topics are shared among members, who can send and receive messages independently.

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Community Group Management

Creating a community group

API
chat.createGroup(options);
Examples
// Create a topic-enabled community
let promise = chat.createGroup({
  type: TencentCloudChat.TYPES.GRP_COMMUNITY,
  name: 'WebSDK',
  isSupportTopic: true,
});
promise.then(function(imResponse) { // Created successfully
  console.log(imResponse.data.group); // Profile of the created group
}).catch(function(imError){
  console.warn('createGroup error:', imError); // Error information
});

Getting the list of topic-enabled communities

Note:
1. This API is supported only by topic-enabled communities. You need to Purchase Premium edition, log in to the Chat Console and enable the community switch. The switch path is: Applications > Your App > Chat > Configuration > Group Configuration > Community. Once the switch is enabled, you can use it.
API
chat.getJoinedCommunityList();
Parameters
None
Return value
Promise
Examples
// Get the list of topic-enabled communities
let promise = chat.getJoinedCommunityList();
promise.then(function(imResponse) { // Got successfully
  console.log(imResponse.data.groupList); // List of topic-enabled communities
}).catch(function(imError) { // Getting failed
  console.warn('getJoinedCommunityList error:', imError); // Failure message
});

Creating a topic

Note:
Before using this API, you must call createGroup to create a topic-enabled community.
API
chat.createTopicInCommunity(options);
Parameters
The options parameter is of the Object type. It contains the following attribute values:
Name
Type
Description
groupID
String
Community ID of the topic
topicName
String
Topic name
topicID
String
A custom topic ID must be in the format of "community ID + custom topic ID", such as "@TGS#_xxx@TOPIC#_xxx".
avatar
String
Topic profile photo
notification
String
Topic notice
introduction
String
Topic introduction
customData
String
Custom topic information
Return value
Promise
Examples
// Create a topic
let promise = chat.createTopicInCommunity({
  groupID: 'group1',
  topicName: 'test',
  avatar: 'xxx'
  notification: 'xxx',
  introduction: 'xxx',
  customData: 'xxxx',
});
promise.then(function(imResponse) { // Created successfully
  console.log(imResponse.data.topicID); // Topic ID
}).catch(function(imError) { // Creation failed
  console.warn('createTopicInCommunity error:', imError); // Failed to create the topic
});

Deleting a topic

API
chat.deleteTopicFromCommunity(options);
Parameters
The options parameter is of the Object type. It contains the following attribute values:
Name
Type
Description
groupID
String
Community ID of the topic
topicIDList
Array | undefined
List of topic IDs. If it is not passed in, all the topics are deleted.
Return values
Promise
Examples
// Delete a specified topic under a community
let promise = chat.deleteTopicFromCommunity({
  groupID: 'group1',
  topicIDList: ['topicID']
});
promise.then(function(imResponse) { // Deleted successfully
  const { successTopicList, failureTopicList } = imResponse.data;
  // List of topics deleted successfully
  successTopicList.forEach((item) => {
     const { topicID } = item;
  });
  // List of topics failed to be deleted
  failureTopicList.forEach((item) => {
     const { topicID, code, message } = item;
  });
}).catch(function(imError) { // Deletion failed
  console.warn('deleteTopicFromCommunity error:', imError); // Failed to delete the topic
});
// dissolve the community and delete all topics of this community.
let promise = chat.dismissGroup('group1');
promise.then(function(imResponse) {
  console.log(imResponse.data.groupID);
}).catch(function(imError) {
  console.warn('dismissGroup error:', imError);
});

Modifying the topic profile

Note:
After the update is successful, other members within the topic can receive the TencentCloudChat.EVENT.TOPIC_UPDATED event.
API
chat.updateTopicProfile(options);
Parameters
The options parameter is of the Object type. It contains the following attribute values:
Name
Type
Description
groupID
String
Community ID of the topic
topicID
String
Topic ID, which is required
topicName
String | undefined
Topic name
avatar
String | undefined
Topic profile photo
notification
String | undefined
Topic notice
introduction
String | undefined
Topic introduction
customData
String | undefined
Custom topic information
muteAllMembers
Boolean | undefined
Muting all. Valid values:
true: mute all;
false: unmute all.
Return value
Promise
Examples
// Update the topic profile
let promise = chat.updateTopicProfile({
  groupID: 'group1',
  topicID: 'topic1',
  topicName: 'test',
  avatar: 'xxx'
  notification: 'xxx',
  introduction: 'xxx',
  customData: 'xxxx',
  muteAllMembers: true
});
promise.then(function(imResponse) { // Topic profile set successfully
  console.log(imResponse.data.topic); // Modified topic profile
}).catch(function(imError) { // Failed to set the topic profile
  // Information on the failure in setting the topic profile
  console.warn('updateTopicProfile error:', imError);
});

Getting the topic list

API
chat.getTopicList(options);
Parameters
The options parameter is of the Object type. It contains the following attribute values:
Name
Type
Description
groupID
String
Community ID of the topic
topicIDList
Array | undefined
List of topic IDs. If it is not passed in, all the topics are obtained.
Return value
Promise
Examples
// Get a specified topic
let promise = chat.getTopicList({
  groupID: 'group1',
  topicIDList: ['topicID'],
});
promise.then(function(imResponse) { // Got successfully
  const { successTopicList, failureTopicList } = imResponse.data;
  // List of topics got successfully
  successTopicList.forEach((item) => {
     const { topicID } = item;
  });
  // List of topics failed to be got
  failureTopicList.forEach((item) => {
     const { topicID, code, message } = item;
  })
}).catch(function(imError) { // Getting failed
  console.warn('getTopicList error:', imError); // Information on the failure in getting the topic list
});
// Get all the topics
let promise = chat.getTopicList({
  groupID: 'group1',
});
promise.then(function(imResponse) { // Got successfully
  const { successTopicList, failureTopicList } = imResponse.data;
  // List of topics got successfully
  successTopicList.forEach((item) => {
     const { topicID } = item;
  });
  // List of topics failed to be got
  failureTopicList.forEach((item) => {
     const { topicID, code, message } = item;
  })
}).catch(function(imError) { // Getting failed
  console.warn('getTopicList error:', imError); // Information on the failure in getting the topic list
});

Listening for topic update event

Examples
let onTopicCreated = function(event) {
   const groupID = event.data.groupID // ID of the community to which the topic belongs
   const topicID = event.data.topicID // Topic ID
   console.log(event.data);
};
chat.on(TencentCloudChat.EVENT.TOPIC_CREATED, onTopicCreated);
let onTopicDeleted = function(event) {
   const groupID = event.data.groupID // ID of the community to which the topic belongs
   const topicIDList = event.data.topicIDList // List of deleted topic IDs
   console.log(event.data);
};
chat.on(TencentCloudChat.EVENT.TOPIC_DELETED, onTopicDeleted);
let onTopicUpdated = function(event) {
   const groupID = event.data.groupID // ID of the community to which the topic belongs
   const topic = event.data.topic // Topic profile
   console.log(event.data);
};
chat.on(TencentCloudChat.EVENT.TOPIC_UPDATED, onTopicUpdated);